Sen. Ned Nwoko (PDP-Delta), says he will continue to sponsor people-oriented and life changing Bills and Motions with positive impact on the lives of Nigerians. Nwoko, who represents Delta North Senatorial District, gave the assurance on Saturday in Abuja, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
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Four dismissed soldiers have been arrested for the alleged murder of a personnel of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Niger. The Police Public Relation Officer, (PPRO), Niger Command, SP Waisu Abiodun, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday that the incident happened on...
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda has urged that an early warning system should be used to overcome instability in the country’s education sector at all levels. Governor Radda made the assertion during the second pre-convocation lecture of the Federal University Gusau (FUGUS) in a paper titled ” Insecurity...
By CHRISTIANA LOT Lot, Jos – The representative for Wase Federal Constituency at the National Assembly,, Rt. Hon. Ahmed Idris Wase has reiterated his dedication to providing the benefits of democracy to his constituents. Speaking during the commissioning and handover of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)...
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has said the ministry has received about 8,925 expression of interest for the Renewed Hope Estates and Cities housing scheme. Dangiwa, said this on Friday in Abuja, at the ministerial briefing on the performance of President Bola Tinubu led...
The winner of Big Brother Naija ‘Level Up’ season 7, Ijeoma Josephine Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, has taken to social media to call out the show organisers, Multichoice, for their inability to pay her winning Crypto BTC prize money worth over N100 million. Phyna, who was...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Friday, sealed three shops at Kpaduma community 2, Asokoro District and Nyanya motor park of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the agency on Thursday also raided drug...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has decried the silent treatment of the Federal Government (FG) and called for the implementation of the Late Nimi Briggs-led renegotiated agreement. The Ibadan Zonal Coordinator, ASUU, Prof. Oyebamiji Oyegoke, said this in the company of other chairpersons in the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Troops of Nigerian Army have intercepted and apprehended eight members of a syndicate that specialises in smuggling fuel from Nigeria to the Ambazonian rebels in the Republic of Cameroon to facilitate terrorists’ activities. The Nigerian Army, in a post on its official X Handle...
Augustine Okechukwu, popularly known as Tekno, on Friday, released a new single, titled, ‘Wayo’ and accompanied by a musical video. In the song, Tekno utilises the Nigerian slang term, “Wayo”, to convey the concept of coercion and deception. The word, “Wayo”, is a Nigerian slang which means to...
The Commissioner of Police (CP) in Imo, Mr Aboki Danjuma, has said that the alleged corrupt practices in the Nigerian Police are unjustifiable and without good reason. Danjuma made the remark at a citizens’ engagement on police reform organised by the CLEEN Foundation, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO),...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has flagged off a N6.7 billion road construction project at the Okania-Ogbogoro town, in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. Governor Fubara, flagging off the project, said it would be completed and inaugurated in the next five months. He thanked the Okania-Ogbogoro community for their...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde on Friday in Ibadan swore in all the 33 newly elected local government chairmen in Oyo State. Makinde, represented by his deputy, Chief Bayo Lawal, charged the chairmen to prioritise the provision of good governance at the grassroots. The governor urged...
Vice-President of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima on Friday expressed readiness of the Federal Government to tap from the $130 billion global hydrogen market through partnership with the Republic of Germany. Shettima stated when he hosted a German delegation led by a member of the German Parliament and Hydrogen Commissioner,...
EIn a bid to close the metering gap, Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, has said the Federal Government will provide 10 million meters to electricity no consumers in the next five years. Adelabu said this in Abuja on Friday, during the ministerial briefing on the performance of President...
The House of Representatives Committee on National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has frowned at failure of NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, to implement its resolution on sachet alcohol. The House said the action of NAFDAC management was disrespect to the Parliament. The Vice-Chairman...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State on Friday described Gov. Ahmed Aliyu’s first year in office performance as incredible. The State APC Chairman, Alh. Isa Sadiq-Achida, made the commendation at a press briefing marking Aliyu’s one year as Governor. “The past year has...
The Federal Government has said that President Bola Tinubu led administration is taking significant steps to revolutionise Nigeria’s health sector. These initiatives included new infrastructure projects, enhanced regulations and efforts to boost local manufacturing, workforce development and health insurance coverage. Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, refused to grant an application filed by MultiChoice Nigeria Ltd, seeking an interim order restraining the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from requesting any financial, accounting, or tax documents from them. Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling on the ex-parte motion...
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Friday remanded one 19-year-old Imole Dauda and one 30-year-old Lateef Tajudeen, who allegedly flogged a 22-year-old to death with ‘koboko’. The defendants, whose addresses were not provided, are charged with conspiracy and murder. The Magistrate, Mrs Oluwabusayo Osho, did not take...